Swedish Meatballs
In several posts I have explained why having Scandanvian traditions is part of my heritage. While I am culturally German, my great-grandfather who was a pastor in the German Lutheran Church in Wisconsin fell out with his group and moved the family to the Swedish/Norwegian Luthern Church. We eat a variety of Scandinavian foods to include things like Swedish Meatballs. This becomes even more interesting when I received my Ancesrry.com DNA results and found that I have a fair amount of Scandinavian blood running through my veins-not so surprising since my relatives lived in the northern part of Germany which was heavily populated by Vikings. Fast forward to me trying to cook Swedish Meatballs from the 1000 Foods to Eat Before you Die. In this recipe dill, caraway and celery root are really dominant. The meatballs were ok, but not nearly as good as my mom’s recipe…
Ingredients:
1-pound hamburger
¼ cup dry breadcrumbs
½ teaspoon salt
1/8-teaspoon pepper
¼ teaspoon celery seed
1/8-teaspoon nutmeg
1 small onion, chopped
1 egg
Oil
Brown Gravy mix
Preparation:
Combine all but the oil and gravy mix. Brown the meatballs in oil. Mix the gravy mix and simmer the meatballs in the gravy for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
